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Title: Cracked my frame :( Post by: SPLDan on July 27, 2006, 01:07:30 AM Hit a table top a little wrong and came down hard on the 450R today , split the bottom of the frame somethign nasty ...
Rest of the bike looks to be alright minus I broke the rear subframe .. What do you guys suggest and how much do a new frame and and rear sub usually run .. Any chance of me getting this dealer warrantied lol Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: klutchbuster400 on July 27, 2006, 01:13:29 AM The dealer should fix it if its under warranty, Just dont tell them you were racing or anything.
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: Mrs.Nightbreed on July 27, 2006, 08:21:03 AM You can replace the subframe and if the frame isn't too bad you can weld it. Was it gussetted? Post a pic of the damage so we can better assess your options :)
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: TRX450R_Racer on July 27, 2006, 11:15:36 AM It probably looks like this
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/n-stig8r/DSC01496.jpg) (http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/n-stig8r/DSC01497.jpg) Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: Fox17 on July 27, 2006, 11:23:53 AM LSR makes a sweet chromoly frame for it. so does Roll Design. probably not cheap but i is a lot stronger. they come in colors too.
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: Mrs.Nightbreed on July 27, 2006, 11:25:52 AM Now that is just plain UGLY :o
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: 4fittyr on July 27, 2006, 12:09:46 PM thats the first honda frame i've seen like that but it looks like u hit something with ur footpeg or nerfs because of the way its bent if you jumped it it would be up and down bend
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: UncleRico on July 27, 2006, 01:09:43 PM Give Uncle Rico some duct tape and a hammer...and about 2 hours.
I can fix anything with duct tape and a hammer. Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: TRX450R_Racer on July 27, 2006, 03:18:02 PM thats the first honda frame i've seen like that but it looks like u hit something with ur footpeg or nerfs because of the way its bent if you jumped it it would be up and down bend Didn't hit anything. Was cracked and it wasn't noticed. Somehow it peeled back, weirdTitle: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: Exmx54 on July 27, 2006, 05:07:09 PM If the frame broke all the way through then you're going to have to replace it, once they break sh!t gets out of line. New OEM frames are like $500 or so, but this time gusset it before you put the bike back together and it should last long. I'd recomend either a Walsh or LSR gusset kit.
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: Fox17 on July 27, 2006, 09:09:35 PM how do you gusset a bike? is there any welding?
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: Chevy1500z71 on July 27, 2006, 09:33:14 PM Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: backinsaddle on July 27, 2006, 09:42:47 PM how do you gusset a bike? is there any welding? "gussets," or little pieces of steel are welded in as braces in critical areas, often where there are joints or other potential/known weak areas. Usually requires stripping to the frame, removing all the paint Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: Fox17 on July 27, 2006, 10:12:58 PM who does it? i cant weld. i dont want my frame to crack though. i bought the bike to race. do i really need them? if a frame only costs 500 bucks then it woud be cheaper and easier to get a new one since i would have to have someone gusset it for me anyway. ???
Title: Re: Cracked my frame :( Post by: backinsaddle on July 27, 2006, 10:54:31 PM Unless you have $ to burn, I wouldn't worry about it. Stock frame is plenty strong for most of us. If you have $'s or a championship on the line...that might be different. The weaker spot on the '04's is the stock swingarm.
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